News
Stats: A look back at James Anderson's legendary international career
Follow UsAs the England pacer is set to retire from international cricket, we look back at some astonishing numbers from his career
Most wickets in International Cricket
1347 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1001 – Shane Warne
987 – James Anderson
956 – Anil Kumble
949 – Glenn McGrath
Most wickets for a pacer in international cricket
987 – James Anderson
949 – Glenn McGrath
916 – Wasim Akram
847 – Stuart Broad
829 – Shaun Pollack
Most 5-wicket hauls in International Cricket
41 – Sir Richard Hadlee
36 – Glenn McGrath
35 – Waqar Younis
34 – James Anderson
31 – Dale Steyn
Most inns bowled in International Cricket
583 - Muttiah Muralitharan
574 – Jacques Kallis
558 – James Anderson
532 – Sanath Jayasuriya
532 – Wasim Akram
Most balls bowled in International Cricket
63132 - Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
55346 – Anil Kumble (IND)
51347 – Shane Warne (AUS)
49883 – James Anderson (ENG)
43661 – Daniel Vettori (NZ)
Most wickets in Tests
800 – Muttiah Muralitharan
708 – Shane Warne
700 – James Anderson
619 – Anil Kumble
604 – Stuart Broad
Most wickets among pacers in Tests
700 – James Anderson
604 – Stuart Broad
563 – Glenn McGrath
519 – Courtney Walsh
Most wickets against left-hand batters in Tests
256 – Ravichandran Ashwin
219 – James Anderson
193 – Stuart Broad
186 – Nathan Lyon
Most 100+ wickets against opponents in Tests
3 – Shane Warne (vs SA, vs ENG, vs NZ)
3 - Muttiah Muralitharan (vs ENG, vs IND, vs SA)
3 – James Anderson (vs IND, vs AUS, vs SA)
Most wickets in a country in Tests
493 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka
434 – James Anderson, England
398 – Stuart Broad, England
363 – Ravichandran Ashwin, India
350 – Anil Kumble, India
Most wickets at a venue in Tests
166 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
119 – James Anderson, Lord’s, London
117 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
113 – Stuart Broad, Lord’s, London
111 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Galle International Stadium, Galle
102 – Rangana Herath, Galle International Stadium, Galle
Most wickets on Day 5 of a Test match
65 – Rangana Herath
65 – James Anderson
62 – Nathan Lyon
51 – Stuart Broad
Most maidens in Tests
1794 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1761 – Shane Warne
1720 – James Anderson
1576 – Anil Kumble
1470 – Glenn Maxwell
Most matches in Tests
200 – Sachin Tendulkar
187 – James Anderson
168 – Ricky Ponting
168 – Steve Waugh
167 – Stuart Broad
Most inns bowling in Tests
348 – James Anderson
309 – Stuart Broad
273 – Shane Warne
272 – Jacques Kallis
Most wickets for England in ODIs
269 – James Anderson
234 – Darren Gough
199 – Adil Rashid
178 – Stuart Broad
173 – Chris Woakes
Most 4+ wicket hauls for England in ODIs
14 – Chris Woakes
13 – James Anderson
12 – Darren Gough
10 – Adil Rashid
10 – Stuart Broad
Most matches for England in ODIs
225 – Eoin Morgan
197 – Paul Collingwood
194 – James Anderson
181 – Jos Buttler
171 – Joe Root
Most wickets for a pacer in a country in ODIs
197 – Shaun Pollock, South Africa
169 – Brett Lee, Australia
161 – Glenn McGrath, Australia
147 – Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh
131 – James Anderson, England
Most wickets in England in ODIs
131 – James Anderson
108 – Darren Gough
100 – Adil Rashid
90 – Stuart Broad
If you’ve not downloaded the Cricket.com app yet, you’re missing out — big time. Play Fantasy on Cricket.com NOW! Download the App here.
